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After 8 Kids I Deserve This Mommy Makeover
WORTH IT$19,700
After years of dreaming, months of studying and picking apart every surgeon in the Houston area, Way to many consults! I have finally picked my surgeon. Dr. Robert Kratschmer is the man that will be putting this saggy body back together. So far Dr K & his whole staff have been so wonderful! They have spent sooo much time with me. I’m pretty sure I get the “ most annoying patient ever” award. I’ve asked a million questions and both the office manger and patient coordinator have been so understanding of my crazy bad anxiety. I really felt comfortable after meeting Dr K as well and I’m really looking forward to this. Surgery is in a week. I am having the FDL tummy tuck with a lollipop breast lift with 250cc to 300cc silicone implants. I will keep you guys posted with lots of pics and details.
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Day of treatment
Surgery was a breeze.
I can’t wait to see more pictures. But I was able to snap this one when changing bandage. surgery was this morning. I’ve been home for about an hour and I’m up and walking around. So so impressed. Honestly the only place I really hurt is The top of my breast. It hurts to breathe in real deep. Nothing else hurts bad at all. Well I was in a lot of pain until we took the Foley catheter out. That hurt worse than anything so far but that’s just my body because I have insane‘s amount of scar tissue and my urethra. I’m assuming it’s gonna get worse but I’d be happy if it doesn’t. I will take more pictures and give details about how surgery went tomorrow. I’m tired. But I can say that everything was 100% perfect! Staff, process, everything, I am so beyond pleased and it could not have turned out better if I had orchestrated everything myself. I absolutely love this team! And I say team because the doctor is phenomenal but the ladies that stand behind him have a lot to do with that!
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UPDATED FROM mom7mimi4
2 days post
So impressed!
I’m two days out and still so impressed with the process. I really thought the pain would be worse. Now I did get the pain shot so I’m assuming that’s why this has been easier then I expected. I will say that I have to take the pain medication on time or the pain is pretty substantial, but again so much better then I thought it would be. Very tolerable as long as you take your pain medication. So much so I’ve been up on my feet every hour since I arrived home from surgery so I won’t have to worry about blood clots.
So let’s talk about the actual surgery experience as promised. I arrived at their private surgery facility and was immediately met by a very kind nurse that took all my vitals and went over everything that was going to be done that day. She also had me fill out a questionnaire for the anesthesiologist. Afterwards the doctor came in and went over what we were doing and begin marking me up. After making sure I had no more questions or concerns he left the room and said see you in surgery. Next came in the anesthesiologist. I really liked him, he was much older & extremely experienced and I felt very comfortable once I met him. I was a little bit nervous about the surgery before then. I have a svt and even though my primary care doctor had given me the clearance for surgery I was still scared. So next I was lead into the surgery suit where I was told to get on the table. There were nurses walking around putting compression systems on my legs and an IV in my arm. The next thing I know I was out. I don’t even remember counting backwards so I’m pretty sure it was something they pushed in my IV. What ever it was I’m very grateful that it was so smooth and so fast and I didn’t have time to lay there and worry. Next thing I know I woke up and it was over. I set they’re in recovery for a little while and then my husband came and met the nurse who brought me out to the car. I remember the ride home very well, unlike most of the surgeries I’ve had before so they had to be light on the meds. Normally I have this loopy hangover feeling after surgery for a few hours but I just didn’t have that this time. It was weird but very pleasant. I was nauseated but that’s really only negative thing I can say. Once I was home I had a wet spot on my binder from my drain on my side. My husband was kinda freaking out because he didn’t realize that the dressings around the drain would be that wet that fast. We called the office and spoke to them as they walked us through how to change that pad. It was cut and taped kinda to the tub so my husband just felt overwhelmed thinking he was gonna pull on the tube to much. We actually called them three times that day. The next call was because he was convinced that we did not touch the dressing over the belly button even though I explain to him we had to change it to lol. Third call was after hours. I was so impressed that they answered after hours. I mean we got the answering service but they put us on hold and transferred a straight over to the office manager within minutes. That was the last call of the day when we were a little bit confused about how to alternate the medication. I have to say after all of this I am so 100% positive I pick the best surgeon I could’ve possibly picked! Everything just went so smooth. I feel like they have been there at every moment that we have needed them and I couldn’t ask for more! When I chose to pick this doctor I was aware of a couple of negative reviews so I was worried there would be some communication issues. But there were so many good reviews I figured it wasn’t likely. Just overthinking I guess. Either way I don’t know what the heck those people are talking about because that hasn’t been my experience at all! I couldn’t ask for better communication! The day before the surgery their patient coordinator had called me to check on me and spent 30 minutes on the phone with me calming me down because I was a nervous wreck. Like I said I was getting really weird in the end because I was convinced I was gonna die because of my SVT. I’ve been told that a lot of people get that way right before surgery. I still feel like I annoy the shit out of these people and they put up with me like a champ! Dr K is a gifted surgeon but besides that he has one hell of a team to back him up. As far as my results and pictures speak for theirselves. I am beyond pleased with everything I’m staying so far! I mean my breasts are a little higher than I want them but I know they’re gonna come down. When I seen the pics of how much skin they took off of me I I got tears in my eyes. I have waited for 27 years to have this skin removed from my stomach. This is the best decision I have ever made!!!! Again I’m just so so very impressed with everything so far.
So let’s talk about the actual surgery experience as promised. I arrived at their private surgery facility and was immediately met by a very kind nurse that took all my vitals and went over everything that was going to be done that day. She also had me fill out a questionnaire for the anesthesiologist. Afterwards the doctor came in and went over what we were doing and begin marking me up. After making sure I had no more questions or concerns he left the room and said see you in surgery. Next came in the anesthesiologist. I really liked him, he was much older & extremely experienced and I felt very comfortable once I met him. I was a little bit nervous about the surgery before then. I have a svt and even though my primary care doctor had given me the clearance for surgery I was still scared. So next I was lead into the surgery suit where I was told to get on the table. There were nurses walking around putting compression systems on my legs and an IV in my arm. The next thing I know I was out. I don’t even remember counting backwards so I’m pretty sure it was something they pushed in my IV. What ever it was I’m very grateful that it was so smooth and so fast and I didn’t have time to lay there and worry. Next thing I know I woke up and it was over. I set they’re in recovery for a little while and then my husband came and met the nurse who brought me out to the car. I remember the ride home very well, unlike most of the surgeries I’ve had before so they had to be light on the meds. Normally I have this loopy hangover feeling after surgery for a few hours but I just didn’t have that this time. It was weird but very pleasant. I was nauseated but that’s really only negative thing I can say. Once I was home I had a wet spot on my binder from my drain on my side. My husband was kinda freaking out because he didn’t realize that the dressings around the drain would be that wet that fast. We called the office and spoke to them as they walked us through how to change that pad. It was cut and taped kinda to the tub so my husband just felt overwhelmed thinking he was gonna pull on the tube to much. We actually called them three times that day. The next call was because he was convinced that we did not touch the dressing over the belly button even though I explain to him we had to change it to lol. Third call was after hours. I was so impressed that they answered after hours. I mean we got the answering service but they put us on hold and transferred a straight over to the office manager within minutes. That was the last call of the day when we were a little bit confused about how to alternate the medication. I have to say after all of this I am so 100% positive I pick the best surgeon I could’ve possibly picked! Everything just went so smooth. I feel like they have been there at every moment that we have needed them and I couldn’t ask for more! When I chose to pick this doctor I was aware of a couple of negative reviews so I was worried there would be some communication issues. But there were so many good reviews I figured it wasn’t likely. Just overthinking I guess. Either way I don’t know what the heck those people are talking about because that hasn’t been my experience at all! I couldn’t ask for better communication! The day before the surgery their patient coordinator had called me to check on me and spent 30 minutes on the phone with me calming me down because I was a nervous wreck. Like I said I was getting really weird in the end because I was convinced I was gonna die because of my SVT. I’ve been told that a lot of people get that way right before surgery. I still feel like I annoy the shit out of these people and they put up with me like a champ! Dr K is a gifted surgeon but besides that he has one hell of a team to back him up. As far as my results and pictures speak for theirselves. I am beyond pleased with everything I’m staying so far! I mean my breasts are a little higher than I want them but I know they’re gonna come down. When I seen the pics of how much skin they took off of me I I got tears in my eyes. I have waited for 27 years to have this skin removed from my stomach. This is the best decision I have ever made!!!! Again I’m just so so very impressed with everything so far.
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